آلس
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ālassa), from Sanskrit आलस्य (ā́lasya). Cognate with Assamese এলাহ (elah) and Marathi आळस (āḷas).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑː.ləs/
- Rhymes: -əs
Noun
آلَس • (ālas) m (Hindi spelling आलस)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | آلَس (ālas) | آلَس (ālas) |
| oblique | آلَس (ālas) | آلَسوں (ālasõ) |
| vocative | آلَس (ālas) | آلَسو (ālaso) |
Derived terms
- آلْسِی (ālsī)
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884) “آلس”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “آلس”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- “آلَس”, in Rekhta Urdu Dictionary (in Urdu), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025